diff --git a/include/fastdds/rtps/transport/TCPv4TransportDescriptor.h b/include/fastdds/rtps/transport/TCPv4TransportDescriptor.h
index 7af8491166a..f6f3c8e2c4f 100644
--- a/include/fastdds/rtps/transport/TCPv4TransportDescriptor.h
+++ b/include/fastdds/rtps/transport/TCPv4TransportDescriptor.h
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ struct TCPv4TransportDescriptor : public TCPTransportDescriptor
         wan_addr[3] = (fastrtps::rtps::octet)d;
     }
 
+    //! Get the public IP address
+    std::string get_WAN_address()
+    {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << static_cast<int>(wan_addr[0]) << "."
+           << static_cast<int>(wan_addr[1]) << "."
+           << static_cast<int>(wan_addr[2]) << "."
+           << static_cast<int>(wan_addr[3]);
+        return ss.str();
+    }
+
     //! Constructor
     RTPS_DllAPI TCPv4TransportDescriptor();
 
diff --git a/test/blackbox/common/BlackboxTestsTransportTCP.cpp b/test/blackbox/common/BlackboxTestsTransportTCP.cpp
index f104dbd22e3..2bc09611160 100644
--- a/test/blackbox/common/BlackboxTestsTransportTCP.cpp
+++ b/test/blackbox/common/BlackboxTestsTransportTCP.cpp
@@ -497,6 +497,15 @@ TEST_P(TransportTCP, TCPv4_copy)
     EXPECT_EQ(tcpv4_transport_copy, tcpv4_transport);
 }
 
+// Test get_WAN_address member function
+TEST_P(TransportTCP, TCPv4_get_WAN_address)
+{
+    // TCPv4TransportDescriptor
+    TCPv4TransportDescriptor tcpv4_transport;
+    tcpv4_transport.set_WAN_address("80.80.99.45");
+    ASSERT_EQ(tcpv4_transport.get_WAN_address(), "80.80.99.45");
+}
+
 // Test == operator for TCPv6
 TEST_P(TransportTCP, TCPv6_equal_operator)
 {
diff --git a/versions.md b/versions.md
index 87c47b550c8..2c9fb7b1517 100644
--- a/versions.md
+++ b/versions.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Forthcoming
 -----------
 
+* Added API get the WAN address of TCPv4 transport descriptors (API extension)
+
 Version 2.7.1
 -------------